This is the post where I was going to post the infamous 12 of 12 meme. Twelve photos on the twelfth day. I have been wanting to do it for months. Literally. But I always forget. This time was different…
I tried. I actually remembered, thanks to Brian. I was off work, so I went around and did interesting things. I took photos. Somehow I totally missed the part where you have to also note the time. By the time I figured out how to do find the time of a photo (it’s a really tiny bit of info I only get within iPhoto, which I didn’t use at all after getting the photos to the desktop). Anyhow, by the time I figured all that out it was (is) 12:30 at night. I have an early dentist appointment. Clearly this meme and I were not meant to be. And to be frank, looking at how much time was spent today futzing with the camera there is NO way I could do it on a workday. I am at work far too long to get photos, and I unfortunately would find myself fired if I photographed my place of work and put it online.
So yeah. I am bummed and oddly relieved. At least I tried it once, right? Right?
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I never really thought about it. Hmm…
Luckily we have the internet to answer these tough life-changing questions for us.
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Our good friend Mike scoped this one out for us. There will be NO tagging. Don’t even worry. It does provide good blog fodder tho. FYI. Here we go:
Wrapping paper or gift bags?
Wrapping paper. Unless of course the gift is a bottle of wine, or of an odd size that can’t be boxed and wrapped properly.
Real tree or Artificial?
Come on.. You want all my secrets? Artificial and pre-lit. If I do a real tree the lighting process of wrapping each branch (OCD) with lights becomes such an ordeal. Not to mention removing them. Once I tossed the tree out lights and all. Artificial is just better for the sanity of all involved.
When do you put up the tree?
First week of December. The cards go out that week too. With my job if I wait it won’t get done.
When do you take the tree down?
Normally, December 26th. Although my mom and I had been known to do it Christmas day back when I lived at home… This year we have the post holiday gig, so it’ll be up an extra week. *cringe*
Do you like eggnog?
Only when thinned with booze.
Favorite gift received as a child?
My most favorite gift as a child was actually at Easter. I wanted baby chickens, and my parents found these fake ones that were so cute… As an adult it was my iPod. Heh. Both times.
Do you have a nativity scene?
Erm. No.
Hardest person to buy for?
We don’t really ‘do’ gifts. Richard and I do purchases for *us* yearly, like this year we bought the bedroom set. That was like all the gifts all year. We don’t buy a gift for anything. And with my folks, well, yeah. No gifts.
Easiest person to buy for?
See above.
Mail or email Christmas cards?
Mail. Hello! The dp.com card exchange is renowned on the internets.
Worst Christmas gift you ever received?
A slip of paper stating ‘this certificate good for _____ signed Santa.’ WTF?
Favorite Christmas Movie?
A Christmas Story. It just rocks. That leg lamp? OMG.
Least Favorite?
The Sound Of Music. Is that even Christmas? That thing gives me gas.
When do you start shopping for Christmas?
There’s no shopping.
Have you ever recycled a Christmas present?
You have to sometimes with the ‘hostess gifts’.
Favorite thing to eat at Christmas?
Booze.
Clear lights or colored on the tree?
Clear. Is this really a question?
Favorite Christmas song?
I find them all mind numbing. I work retail. I think *because* of that the new ones, the alternative artists are better for me.
Travel at Christmas or stay home?
Neither. Retail. Is ‘stay at work’ an option here?
Can you name all of Santa’s reindeer?
Fuck no. Is it January yet? Where’s my drink?
Angel on the tree top or a star?
Neither. See Flickr.
Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?
My mom and I were on the side of Eve, back in the day. Now there are no gifts. Who cares?
Most annoying thing about this time of year?
The public and their selfish and self important attitudes.
Favorite ornament theme or color?
Red.
Favorite for Christmas dinner?
Is there a dinner? We were always brunch people.
Least Favorite?
Huh? Dinner? See above yo.
What do you want for Christmas this year?
Lottery winnings. Sadly tho, you have to play to win.
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I’ve been betch-slapped with this meme. It’s the 7 (seven!) random things about me meme. This is totally and completely different from the 8 Things You Don’t Know or the 10 Random Things. Don’t even bring up the 5 Things, cause like that wasn’t even enough things, okay? I should save it for tomorrows post, but I am in a cocky mood. I can post multiple times in a day! Watch me now!
Anyhoo. Lemme see..
Technically I should tag someone with this. I don’t feel like it tho. So you are all off the hook. Or ON the hook if you need blog fodder, like if you were doing a daily posting challenge of some kind…
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Since I have been preparing for VACATION, I am a bit behind lately in a lot of things. Apparently my blog is one of them, as I was tagged by Lisa for the ‘8 Things’ meme a while ago. I suck. This should be done already! I think I may have subconsciously been putting it off. I mean really, 8 things you don’t know about me? Come on, I blog the opening of an envelope. I have to wrack my brain here!
Hrm. I need to just jump in, eh? We’ll see what comes to me.
1. I have a mole on my right arm. It has been there since birth. My mom has always said that it was how she felt sure that the hospital never switched babies on her. I hate that mole. It grows freaky hair.
2. I don’t eat fruit. Or nuts actually. Doesn’t that seem odd? Especially for a gay guy. No fruit or nuts Heh. Seriously though, I think it’s a ‘texture’ thing. Fruit grosses me out. Especially apples and oranges. Ew. And bananas are so slimy. Don’t get me started on watermelon. Vile. I am cool with legumes though. Peanuts rock my taste buds!
3. When I was growing up we moved a lot. My dad followed the work, and that meant a lot of schools for us. I never could fit in and hated going to school all my life. Kids are bastards.
tagged: meme vacation swim fruit ticklish mole nail biting 8 things
Mingle2
via The Presurfer.
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Aw Frankie.. You shouldn’t have. Really. I mean it.. You shouldn’t..
Kidding! I kid!! I love being tagged by a meme…
Anyhoo, this one is called the ‘IT’ meme. I don’t know why. Does the title mean ‘IT’ as in ‘this is IT, no more memes? Prolly not. Heh. I should just get started. The idea is to list 10 random yet interesting facts about my life, and tag ten some other bloggers at the end of the post. Okay. I can handle it. Interesting things you say? Hrm. *thinks*
Ow.
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This meme brought to you by the lovely Charlie of Translucence.
Good lawd. Where do I go here? I mean, I blog everything. I’ll blog the opening of an envelope for cry-eye. Let’s see. 5 things you DON’T know already.. Sheesh!
1) I joke around here about my OCD, but it is frighteningly real. Every time poor Richard moves anything, even a half an inch, I immediately spot it and move it back. We fight about it all the time. Don’t get me started on the rest. It’ll make YOU crazy.
2) I worry a lot about one of my friends. You know when people will ‘drop off the radar’ for a bit? Normal right? But when a certain friend of mine does that I really worry, to the point where I lose sleep. (Does that count as a ‘thing’?)
3) I read your blog everyday if I link to you. Even if I don’t comment.
4) You know when you first start learning about anatomy? When you were young? They had that model where the organs all pulled out one by one and the teacher passed them around and pointed at the next and all? I had to sit with my back turned it upset me so much. I still have to cover my eyes during Grey’s or various CSI’s. And that guy with the insides drawn on his leotard? He was grotesque.
5) I often like complete silence. I will sit with nothing on and stare at a wall and be quite content. My brain needs the downtime.
I think I’ll tag Sue from the beloved Antisocialite next… She seems like she’d have a secret or two…
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